A BUS company will appeal a council decision to refuse to let it expand its depot.

Arriva said 100 jobs would be lost if proposals to expand the Hawthorne Road site, in Bootle, were not approved.

But Sefton councillors rejected its plans to move onto the former Parkside Century Social Club site, raising concerns over noise, the environmental impact and increased traffic.

But Arriva will now appeal the decision. Campaigner Peter Woods, whose 17-year-old granddaughter lives near the depot, said: “About seven buses park up there in the evening. They leave the engines running. Expanding it would make it much worse.”

Arriva currently has two depots at 499 and 509 Hawthorne Road, but the lease on one runs out in July.

Bosses are still hoping to secure a 15-year lease for the Parkside Century Social Club site to maintain their operations in the area.